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Military detainees released

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    The authorities in Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday released military officers who had been detained since the 24 December coup, Issa Yeresso, special media adviser to General Robert Guei, told IRIN on Monday.

    Yeresso was unable to say how many military officials were released, but various reports in local and international media put the number at between 30 and 40.

    Cote d’Ivoire’s military authorities had been under pressure from international and local human rights organisations to release civilian and military personnel held without charge since the coup.

    Civilian detainees, including the former interior minister, Emile Bombet, and ex-minister of construction and housing Albert Tiapani, were released earlier last week.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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